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Ministry of Jal Shakti
Catch the Rain Campaign
Ministry of Jal Shakti launched “Catch the Rain” campaign with the tag line “Catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls” to nudge the states and all stakeholders to create Rain Water Harvesting Structures  suitable to the climatic conditions and sub-soil strata, with people’s active participation. Besides creating RWHS, repairs/ improvements in RWHS is also one activities under Catch the Rain Campaign.
Thereafter, Ministry of Jal Shakti had taken up “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain”  in 2021 with the theme “Catch the Rain - Where it Falls When it Falls” in all the districts  of the country from 22nd March, 2021 to 30 November, 2021. Maintaining the continuity, this year also, the Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain  - 2022 has been taken up in all districts  of the country with the theme “Catch the Rain - Where it Falls When it Falls” from 29 March, 2022 to 30 November, 2022 - the pre-monsoon and monsoon period in the country. The focused interventions of the campaign are -  rainwater harvesting & water conservation  enumerating, geo-tagging & making inventory of all water bodies; preparation of scientific plans for water conservation  Setting up Jal Shakti Kendras in all districts  intensive afforestation and  awareness generation.
Allocation and utilization of funds under Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch The Rain  Campaign is through inter-sectoral convergence of various development programmes/ schemes of Central and State Governments. No separate funds have been allocated/ earmarked for JSA:CTR campaign. However, under the campaign, onetime financial assistance of upto Rs. 2.00 lakh is released to each district in two installments of Rs. 1.00 lakh each for GIS mapping of water bodies and preparation of scientific plans. So far, National Water Mission has released Rs. 4.94 crore to various states/ districts of the country, out of which the first installment of Rs 1.00 lakh each has been released to 45 districts of Madhya Pradesh.
As per the information available on the JSA:CTR Portal , during the period from 29.3.2022 to 03.08.2022, Rs 645.04 crore have been utilized from the funds under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme alone in the state of Madhya Pradesh under the campaign.
As per the information available on JSA:CTR Portal  the current status of the intervention-wise works undertaken under JSA:CTR during the period 29.3.2022 to 03.08.2022 is annexed.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Lockdown Measures for containment of COVID-19 pandemic in the country to continue to remain in force up to May 3, 2020
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in his address to the Nation today, has announced that the lockdown measures imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in India, would have to be extended till May 3, 2020.
In pursuance of this announcement, Government of India has issued directions to all the Ministries/Departments of Government of India, State/Union Territory Governments and Authorities, that the lockdown measures stipulated in the Consolidated Guidelines of MHA, for containment of COVID-19 pandemic in the country, will continue to remain in force up to May 3, 2020.
Union Ministry of Home Affairs  has issued the order to all States and UTs in this regard. According to the order, with the extension of the lockdown, all restrictions that have been imposed in various sectors, and on various activities, will continue to remain in force. These restrictions, which have been spelt out in the Consolidated Guidelines of MHA, would have to be enforced strictly by all Ministries/Departments of the Government of India and by State/Union Territory Governments and Authorities.
The communication to States and UTs emphasizes that as per the orders issued by MHA under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the States/Union Territories cannot dilute restrictions imposed via the aforesaid guidelines.
Click here to see the Order to Extend Lockdown Measures
Ministry of Defence
Sanjay Mitra Takes Over as the New Defence Secretary
Shri Sanjay Mitra, took over as the new Defence Secretary on May 24th, succeeding Shri G Mohan Kumar.
Belonging to the 1982 batch of IAS, West Bengal cadre, Shri Mitra is a Post-Graduate in Physics and Economics. He also did his Mason Fellowship at the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University in 1995 – 96.
Shri Mitra was earlier Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways in the Government of India and had also worked as Chief Secretary of West Bengal.
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Ministry of Labour & Employment
Experts Discussed Employment Generation Strategies in India
“Our Country has highest youth population in the world and every youth want jobs. Coming generations will not forgive us if urgent steps are not taken in the direction of employment generation”. These views were expressed by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Union Minister of State  for Labour & Employment, while addressing the experts in a brain storming session on employment generation strategies organized by VV Giri National Labour Institute  in Noida today. He said our Ministry do not directly creates employment but creates suitable environment to facilitate employers and employees. He further added that our government and Ministry are moving in right direction on the path to skill development and employment generation. He also referred to the historic decision of Demonetisation which has yielded lot of good results during the last one year. Shri Gangwar said beneficiaries of EPFO and ESIC have increased to one crore in the last one year. At the occasion Shri Gangwar also released four publications published by VVGNLI and inaugurated the renovated seminar block of the institute.
(Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Smt. M. Sathiyavathy said that 10 million youngsters are added every year in the race to search a job. Unfortunately, many youngsters are lacking skill to get a job in the market. She added that government is constantly trying to fill up this gap. About 1.17 crore youth have been trained in various skills in recent past and 920 job fairs were organized to get these youths placed in industries and institutions. Referring to the important legislation of 26 weeks of maternity leave to pregnant lady workers, she said that many employers are not willing to give this paid leave of 26 weeks. Experts should suggest remedies regarding this also, she added.
Director General, VVGNLI, Dr. H. Srinivas welcomed experts from ILO, NITI Ayog, University of Delhi, Institute of Human Development, Ministry of Agriculture and WCD and other institutions and expressed the hope that some fruitful, practical suggestions will come from the exercise and can be handed over to Ministry of Labour and Employment for further consideration and implementation.
Ministry of Mines
JNARDDC, Nagpur Organises “Fit India Freedom Run & Drawing Competition as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Celebrations
Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development & Design Centre JNARDDC, Nagpur under the Ministry of Mines launched the “Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 –“Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” event with great enthusiasm and spontaneous participation by its employees. Around 55 employees and staff members participated in the inaugural run of 3 kms which commenced from the technical complex area of the Centre.
As part of the Independence Day celebrations, the institution organized a drawing competition on 15.08.2021 for the children of its employees and staff with the above theme of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”. Around 75 participants were given away prizes by Dr. Anupam Agnihotri, Director, JNARDDC during the celebrations.
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Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
STATUS OF AMRUT 2.0
In order to carry forward the objective of universal coverage of water supply from 500 cities covered under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation  to all the statutory towns across the country, AMRUT 2.0 has been launched in October 2021 for a period of 5 years i.e., Financial Year 2021-22 to 2025-26. It focuses on making the cities ‘self-reliant’ & ‘water secure’ & providing universal coverage of sewerage & septage management in 500 AMRUT cities. Mission has a reform agenda focused on financial sustainability, ease of living of citizens & water sector reforms.
So far, State Water Action Plans  have been approved by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs  for 6,527 projects costing ₹1,29,636 crore  submitted by States/Union Territories . 148 lakh new tap connections and 33.42 lakh new sewer connections are planned to be provided through these projects. Further, 8,435 Million Liters per Day  water treatment plant capacity & 2,795 MLD sewage treatment plant capacity is proposed to be added/augmented. Further, 2,102 water bodies rejuvenation projects worth ₹3,664 crore have also been approved under SWAPs & Special tranche of SWAP to give impetus to ‘Amrit Sarovar’ under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Of the 6,527 projects approved so far by MoHUA, Detailed Project Reports  have been approved by States/ UTs for 2,058 projects worth ₹36,481.47 crore, Notice Inviting Tender have been issued for 1,025 projects worth ₹19,157.55 crore, works have awarded for 608 projects worth ₹5,422.82 crore and 29 projects worth ₹102.99 crore have been completed.
At present, SWAPs of a few States/ UTs have been approved under AMRUT 2.0 for the entire Mission period. As such, comparison of AMRUT & AMRUT 2.0 is not feasible at this stage. However, AMRUT 2.0 scheme is underway incorporating the best practices of and learnings & challenges faced in AMRUT Mission.
Under AMRUT, 500 cities were selected covering 60% of urban population of the country including all Urban Local Bodies  with a population of one lakh or more as per Census 2011, all other capital cities of States/ Uts, all Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana  cities as well as identified cities on the stem of the main rivers, from hill States, islands and tourist destinations. Under AMRUT, States have been empowered to select, apprise, propose and after approval from Apex Committee of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs , implement projects within the broad framework of AMRUT Mission. Mission is being implemented accordingly in all AMRUT cities and has been progressing well.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Kaushal Kishore, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Minority Affairs
“Mushaira” to be organised by Union Ministry of Minority Affairs in New Delhi on 20thFeb, 2021
The theme of “Mushaira” will be “Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat”
“Mushaira” and “Kavi Sammelan” is a rich cultural legacy of our country which strengthens the fabric of “Unity in Diversity”: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Union Ministry of Minority Affairs will organise “Mushaira” on the theme of “Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat” in New Delhi on 20th February 2021 where renowned poets of the country will present their couplet.
Renowned poets and poetess such as Shri Wasim Barelvi; Mrs Shabeena Adeeb; Shri Manzar Bhopali; Shri Popular Meeruthi; Mrs Saba Balrampuri; Ms Naseem Nikhat; Mrs Mumtaz Naseem; Col. V. P. Singh; Shri Alok Shrivastava; Sardar Surendra Singh Shajar; Shri Khursheed Haider; Shri Aqeel Nomani; Dr. Nayyar Jalalpuri; Shri Sikandar Hayat Gadbad will enthral the audience in “Mushaira”, to be organised at Dr.Ambedkar International Centre, Janpath in New Delhi.
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said here that the “Mushaira” will be organised on 20th February 2021 from 4 to 7 PM. The renowned poets will present their poetry full of commitment to “Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat” and “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”.
Shri Naqvi said that “Mushaira” and “Kavi Sammelan” is a rich cultural legacy of our country which strengthens the fabric of “Unity in Diversity”.
Shri Naqvi said that programmes such as “Mushaira” will spread message of peace and will also strengthen social harmony and brotherhood in the society.
Shri Naqvi said that such programmes, while on one hand, give message of social and cultural harmony, on the other hand, such programmes also make the younger generation aware of country’s art, culture and legacy of decency and etiquette.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles loss of lives due to a fire mishap in Mumbai's Goregaon
Announces ex-gratia from PMNRF
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the loss of lives due to a fire mishap in Mumbai's Goregaon. The Prime Minister announced an ex-gratia from PMNRF of Rs. 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs. 50,000 for those injured.
The Prime Minister’s Office tweeted;
“Pained by the loss of lives due to a fire mishap in Mumbai's Goregaon. Condolences to the bereaved families. I pray that the injured recover soon. Authorities are providing all possible assistance to those affected.
An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000: PM”
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Dr V K Singh says to ensure that India achieves the target of USD 5 trillion economy the country needs to invest 5 times more in infrastructure development
Union Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways and Civil Aviation, General V K Singh has said to ensure that India achieves the target of USD 5 trillion economy the country needs to invest 5 times more in infrastructure development. Addressing the Gati Shakti: Transforming India’s Infrastructure based Development marching towards USD 5 Trillion Economy, organised by PHDCCI he said Government is looking into creating common utility corridors to ensure speedy transportation, lower fuel costs & cost effectiveness .
Dr Singh emphasised on the importance of PM GatiShakti which has been brought in to cater the challenges which have been causing hindrance to the speedy development in the infrastructure sector, all under one roof.
The Minister said implementation and time bound manner completion of the projects are the core areas of PM Gatishakti master plan. He said main purpose of the plan is to create a framework for boosting infrastructure development combined with resolutions. In this framework various programs get attention from all the concerned departments at one go without any hurdles, he added.
Ministry of Coal
Coal Production During 2021-22 Touches 777.23 Million Ton
Captive Mines Production Goes Up Substantially By 30%
With 18.43 % Increase Coal Dispatch Increases to 818.04 MT
As per the provisional data of the Ministry of Coal, the total coal production during 2021-22 has touched 777.23 Million Ton  compared to 716 MT during 2020-21, a growth of 8.55 per cent.
Coal India Ltd  production has gone up by 4.43 per cent from 596.24MT in 2020-21 to 622.64 MT during the financial year 2021-22.
Singareni Collieries Company Ltd  with an increase of 28.55 per cent growth produced 65.02 MT during 2021-22 compared to 50.58 MT the previous year. At the same time, coal production of captive mines has gone up to 89.57 MT with an increase of 29.47 per cent. During 2020-21 it was only 69.18 MT.
Total coal dispatch during 2021-22 touched the figure of 818.04 MT against the figure of 690.71 MT the previous year, an increase of 18.43 per cent. During the period, CIL dispatched 661.85 MT coal against the previous year figure of 573.80 MT.
Prime Minister's Office
PM responds to citizens' tweets on wild life
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi engaged with citizens regarding people's enthusiasm for wildlife.
Responding to Parashuram MG's comment on elephants blessing the Prime Minister during his yesterday's visit to Bandipur Tiger Reserve, the Prime Minister tweeted:
"Yes it was special indeed."
Shri Modi also applauded Priyanka Goel's visit to National Zoological park, Delhi and tweeted in response
"Good. India’s floral and faunal diversity is incredible, and I hope people get the opportunity to discover more of this."
The Prime Minister also shared pictures from yesterday.
Ministry of Defence
Army Dental Centre Research & Referral organises special Swachchta Campaign ‘Swasth Mukh Swasth Shareer’
As a part of the ongoing Swachchta Hi Sewa campaign 2023, Army Dental Centre Research and Referral, Delhi Cantt organised a special Swasth Mukh Swasth Shareer campaign on 02 Oct 2023. Participating in the Swachchta event, DGAFMS and Sr Col Comdt Army Medical Corps Lt Gen Daljit Singh emphasized the importance of good oral hygiene for good general health. He also gave away a token of appreciation to the Safai Mitras of the Army Dental Centre R&R and a Swachchta Pledge was taken by all.
As an initiative to promote oral health awareness, an E-poster competition was held for para dental staff in both English and Hindi. Posters based on the theme ‘Swasth Mukh Swasth Shareer’ emphasizing the role of oral health influencing general health and a painting competition for children on the same theme was also organized. The winners were awarded by Joint Secretary  MoD, Sri Mayank Tiwari.
During the event, DGDS & Col Comdt Army Dental Corps Lt Gen Satish R Iyer described the activities of 38 Dental Units of the Armed Forces pan India.
Earlier, an engagement with the civil population by way of dental screening and oral health education camp was conducted on 01 Oct 2023. It was attended by local residents who were screened for various oral diseases and counselled on the importance of good oral health for maintaining a healthy life.
Ministry of Defence
Sea phase of India-UK maiden Tri-Service exercise ‘Konkan Shakti 2021’ in full swing
The sea phase of maiden Tri-Service exercise 'Konkan Shakti 2021' between the Armed Forces of India and United Kingdom  is being held off the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea. On completion of harbour planning phase, the sea phase of the exercise commenced on October 24, 2021. It will continue till October 27, 2021.
All participating units were split into two opposing forces with the aim of achieving sea control to land Army ground-troops at a pre-designated site. One force was led by the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet and comprised the flag ship INS Chennai, other warships of the Indian Navy and HMS Richmond, the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate. The other force operated under the UK Carrier Strike Group comprising aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, other UK and Netherland naval ships and Indian warships.
The two forces integrated within their groups with exercises such as replenishment at sea approaches, air direction and strike operations by fighter aircraft , cross control of helicopters , transiting through war-at-sea scenarios and gun shoots on expendable air targets. The simulated induction of Army troops was also undertaken, followed by setting up of a joint command operations centre. Thereafter, the two forces effected a rendezvous at sea with advanced air and sub-surface exercises.
The air operations included strikes on the combined formation by Indian maritime patrol aircraft  Dornier, fighters of the Indian Navy , Royal Navy  and Indian Air Force  as well as a composite fly past over the formation. Sub-surface exercises with an Indian Scorpene class submarine and underwater remote controlled vehicle EMATT, operated by the Royal Navy, were undertaken through the night. Indian MPA, P8I also participated in the exercise.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 157.20 Cr
More than 39 lakh Vaccine Doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 94.27%
2,58,089 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
8,209 Total Omicron cases detected so far; an increase of 6.02% since yesterday
India's Active Caseload currently stands at 16,56,341
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 14.41%
With the administration of more than 39 lakh Doses  vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 157.20 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
This has been achieved through 1,68,75,217 sessions. The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,90,286
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2nd Dose
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97,80,747
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Precaution Dose
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18,33,301
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,88,988
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2nd Dose
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1,70,55,627
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Precaution Dose
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14,81,773
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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3,45,32,745
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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52,54,63,216
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2nd Dose
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36,93,05,100
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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19,76,54,179
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2nd Dose
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16,10,58,648
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,31,45,683
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2nd Dose
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10,08,18,423
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Precaution Dose
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11,33,109
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Precaution Dose
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44,48,183
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Total
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1,57,20,41,825
1,51,740 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 3,52,37,461.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 94.27%.
2,58,089 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
India’s Active Caseload is presently at 16,56,341. Active cases constitute 4.43% of the country's total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 13,13,444 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 70.37 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 14.41% and the Daily Positivity rate also reported to be 19.65%.
Ministry of Finance
FM to inaugurate National e-Assessment Centre of Income Tax Department Tomorrow
Shall usher introduction of Faceless e-Assessment in the Income Tax Department
New Initiative shall impart greater efficiency, transparency and accountability in the assessment process
The Income Tax Department is ushering in a paradigm shift in its working by introducing faceless e-assessment to impart greater efficiency, transparency and accountability in the assessment process. There would be no physical interface between the tax payers and the tax officers.
The setting up of National e-Assessment Centre  of the Income Tax Department is a momentous step towards the larger objectives of better taxpayer service, reduction of taxpayer grievances in line with Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Digital India’ and promotion of ease of doing business.
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate National e-Assessment Centre  in New Delhi tomorrow in the presence of Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs . Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Revenue Secretary, Shri Pramod Chandra Mody, Chairman, CBDT will also be present . Officers of the Income Tax Department and other dignitaries shall also be linked through Multimedia Video Conferencing at Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Pune and Bengaluru.
Under the new system, tax payers have received notices on their registered emails as well as on registered accounts on the web portal www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in with real time alert by way of SMS on their registered mobile number, specifying the issues for which their cases have been selected for scrutiny. The replies to the notices can be prepared at ease by the tax payers at their own residence or office and be sent by email to the National e-Assessment Centre by uploading the same on the designated web portal.
This is another initiative by CBDT in the field of ease of compliance for our tax payers.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tributes to Shyamji Krishna Varma on his Jayanti
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Shyamji Krishna Varma on his Jayanti. The Prime Minister also shared his speech in which he has spoken about greatness of Shyamji Krishna Varma.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
"Tributes to the brave Shyamji Krishna Varma on his Jayanti. This fearless son of Maa Bharti devoted his life to freeing India and furthering a spirit of pride among our people. Sharing a speech of mine in which I’ve spoken of his greatness."